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type: "LegalText"
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title: "33 U.S.C. § 2503"
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description: "Prohibition"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 33
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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chapter_number: "38"
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chapter_name: "DUMPING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY PUBLIC VESSELS"
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section: "2503"
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citation: "33 U.S.C. § 2503"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 33 U.S.C. § 2503 - Prohibition
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## Text
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After 6 months after November 18, 1988, no public vessel shall dispose of potentially infectious medical waste into ocean waters unless—
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(1) (A) the health or safety of individuals on board the vessel is threatened; or
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(B) during time of war or a declared national emergency;
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(2) the waste is disposed of beyond 50 nautical miles from the nearest land; and
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(3) (A) in the case of a public vessel which is not a submersible, the waste is sterilized, properly packaged, and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal; and
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(B) in the case of a public vessel which is a submersible, the waste is properly packaged and sufficiently weighted to prevent the waste from coming ashore after disposal.
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(Pub. L. 100–688, title III, § 3104, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4152.)
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